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Re: What\'s in YOUR flashlight collection?

Last time I counted, I had just over 150 flashlights, many of them garden variety stuff, and that was well over a year ago. Now I believe it's over 200. Most people think I'm nuts. But who do you think they ask when they need to borrow a light? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif[/img]

Re: What\'s in YOUR flashlight collection?

I think if Craig turned on all of his lights and lasers at once, the house would explode! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink2.gif[/img]

Re: What's in YOUR flashlight collection?

Just thought I'd throw in my 2cents worth... MY collection is not too extensive as to quantity or rareity [mag lites, surefires] {just a quick check around the room 26} not counting laser devices, but they are all fully functional and ready to go, complete with a compliment of rechargeable batts with chargers, spare bulbs etc for each of the different style/batt./bulb types. This is getting to be a full time job cycleing the ni-cads and regular checking of those with non-rechargables...

That's 35 different varieties of flashlight; accounting for multiples of the same lights, that adds up to 43 flashlights of highly-varying quality and performance! (And this is assuming I haven't forgotten/lost any others...)

Many of these are lights I've had since I was a kid - I'm particularly fond of the old Duracell incan as it's never let me down (apart from bulbs) and the Solitaire (which is one of the nicest-looking torches ever, shame its so dim).

The old incans just underline how astoundingly good, and cheap, LED technology has become; a 1xAAA Cree light (e.g. my Black Cat HM-01) costing under £5 will easily outshine all my incans except for the 18-volt Erbauer (which will run forever and a day on a 2.0Ah NiCd drill battery, but is VERY bulky) and the "1 million candle power" light (which is incredibly powerful for maybe 20 mins when freshly charged, and self-discharges completely in under a week).

Before CPF came along, a "flashaholic" was a man with a collection of trenchcoats and a criminal record...Too many lights to mention Current faves: 2013 Eagletac D25A, Nitecore EA41 Pioneer, Nitecore Tube.

Re: What's in YOUR flashlight collection?

I can easily answer the original question if we turn back time 5 years as well :

1) LedLenser V2 Triplex
2) ...to come in two years!

I still have the V2 Triplex, the rubber cap on the switch was broken two years ago and I got it replaced by a new switch with metal cap. It is still the only LedLenser in my collection and probably will stay the only one. It's tint is horrible purple, the output just enough for indoor use and it takes three exotic batteries.

Nostalgia...

My way : From Maglite and drop-ins over Fenix & Co to the real things - Customs and Titaniums!

Re: What's in YOUR flashlight collection?

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Before CPF came along, a "flashaholic" was a man with a collection of trenchcoats and a criminal record...Too many lights to mention Current faves: 2013 Eagletac D25A, Nitecore EA41 Pioneer, Nitecore Tube.

Re: What's in YOUR flashlight collection?

A whole bunch of DX, wally world stuff and similar and frankly, I'm going to put them all up for sale as a package deal and start fresh and from now on, I'm going to be selective about what to buy including the requirement that all my lights have a LOW mode in case of an emergency.